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NewsKPMG hires ex-Law Society president
Christina Blacklaws will act as a strategic adviser in the legal services division.
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MoJ awards £2m to promote lawtech
Funding allocated to entrepreneurs' network to take on work of the Lawtech Delivery Panel.
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Reed Smith converts to ABS in first for US firm
Reed Smith is the first US-based practice to receive an alternative business structure licence for its UK arm.
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Domestic abuse legislation to fall due to election
Bills that fail to achieve royal assent by the time parliament is dissolved on Wednesday will not progress.
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Pro Bono Week celebrates lawyer volunteers
For the first time events are taking place in Scotland and Northern Ireland as well as England and Wales.
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Barrister who misled head of chambers during investigation suspended
Satvir Aujla-Sahota was found to have engaged in conduct which was dishonest.
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Claimants in truck cartel case get funding go-ahead
Competition Appeal Tribunal rules that the Road Haulage Association and UK Trucks Claims can pursue claims.
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Liberty heads to Court of Appeal over facial recognition technology ruling
Solicitor for Ed Bridges, who challenged South Wales Police, says an application has been submitted.
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MPs demand immediate moratorium on court closures
Justice committee says enhancing access to justice appears to be ancillary to the government's £1bn reform programme.
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Judicial retirement age rise being 'positively considered'
Half of magistrates are due to reach retirement age in the next 10 years.
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Solicitor ‘super-exam’ may be too difficult, magic circle training chief warns
A high fail rate would seriously interfere with how City firms recruit graduates, a training specialist argues.
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SRA chief: No let-up in prosecutions for sexual misconduct
Paul Philip says prosecutions could continue even if criminal charges have not been brought.
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SRA plots transparency sweep as hundreds of firms flout new rules
Just 25% of practices have been found to comply with rules around publication of price and service.
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Stop changing handbook, bar body tells regulator
Bar Council says changes could cause ‘avoidable confusion and disruption’ to the profession.
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EU splashes out £4m for Welsh legal technology lab
Research and innovation hub will be part of Swansea University’s Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law.
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Claimant’s £400k car hire bill a 'stark warning' to reckless providers
Defendant lawyers say courts are going to take a tough stance on credit hire costs being stacked up.
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Lord Keen QC in breach of core duty - but cleared of misconduct
Justice spokesman in the House of Lords faced bar disciplinary tribunal over 2017 conviction.
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Government downplays tribunal NDA fears
Women and equalities committee publishes response to recommendations on non-disclosure agreements.
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Litigation funder bags former lord chief justice for grant scheme
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd joins advisory committee for Therium's not-for-profit arm.
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SRA concerned at firms’ ‘cut and paste’ approach to AML
Regulator expecting to knock on the door of firms it believes are not taking compliance seriously.
